order of the british empire ( obe ) in the 1954 new year honours for his " exceptional ability and devotion to duty " . he was promoted to acting air commodore in may . his appointment as aide @ - @ de @ - @ camp to queen elizabeth ii was announced on 7 october 1954 . head ##lam was promoted to substantive air commodore on 1 january 1955 . in november he was posted to raaf overseas headquarters , london , and the following year undertook studies at the imperial defence college . returning to australia , he served as acting air member for personnel at the department of air , canberra , from 19 march to 21 october 1957 , between the terms of air
order of the british empire ( obe ) in the 1954 new year honours for his " exceptional ability and devotion to duty ". he was promoted to acting air commodore in may. his appointment as aide @ - @ de @ - @ camp to queen elizabeth ii was announced on 7 october 1954. headlam was promoted to substantive air commodore on 1 january 1955. in november he was posted to raaf overseas headquarters, london, and the following year undertook studies at the imperial defence college. returning to australia, he served as acting air member for personnel at the department of air, canberra, from 19 march to 21 october 1957, between the terms of air